On 19 June 2017, a car loaded with guns and explosives was rammed into a convoy of Gendarmerie vehicles on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France.
[1] The driver, identified as Djaziri Adam Lotfi was killed as a detonation clouded the car in orange smoke.
[6][7] Le Monde reported that since January 2015, terrorist attacks in France have left 239 dead.
[13] A letter written by the perpetrator declaring his allegiance to the Islamic State was found inside the vehicle.
[19] The attacker had obtained a legal permit to own a gun as a consequence of deliberate decision of French secret service which allowed him to keep his firearms in order not to arouse suspicion that he is being monitored.
[10] On the day of the attack, the perpetrator mailed letters pledging his allegiance to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.